§ Mr. BakerTo ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to his answer of 7 February 2000,Official Report, columns 25–26W, on staff, (a) which departments of the House employ no ethnic minority staff, (b) what targets the House of Commons Commission has for ethnic minority recruitment and (c) if the Commission will publish a statement of aims on equal opportunity employment. [109602]
§ Mr. Kirkwood[holding answer 15 February 2000]: (a) All departments of the House employ staff from an ethnic minority.
(b) The House of Commons Commission has set no targets for ethnic minority recruitment.
669W(c) The House of Commons Commission has recently considered equality of opportunity among employees at the House and has approved a programme of initiatives designed to encourage working practices which will allow every member of staff to contribute his or her best, regardless of race, sex, marital status, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other irrelevant factor. This programme includes training for all our staff, improvements to procedures and better monitoring.